From nostalgic Jersey freestyles to funk-drenched soul, this week’s lineup is pure vibration.
Here’s what’s been soundtracking our week at The Quintessential Gentleman: songs that set the tone, raise the frequency, and remind us that great music doesn’t just play in the background; it moves through you.
Leon Thomas: Just How You Are
Leon Thomas isn’t just flexing range; he’s showing he has so much more to display.
Just How You Are, the lead single from his upcoming EP PHOLKS out October 24, is a mix of funk, rock, and R&B that picks up where his 2024 viral hit MUTT left off.
Live guitars thrive against a bassline that moves like silk, while Leon’s vocals glide through heartbreak and honesty: “You love to pick my world apart / but that’s just how you are.”
It’s a self-aware song, the kind that grooves through pain until it feels like therapy.
MoRuf & SZA: PT Cruiser
This one feels like summer nostalgia bottled up and replayed on loop. PT Cruiser reunites New Jersey natives MoRuf and SZA, two artists whose chemistry was born in car freestyles and hometown dreams.
Produced by Jesse Boykins III, Nate Bajar, MeLo-X, and Matt Cody, the track floats between R&B and rap, tender, effortless, and intimate.
MoRuf’s voice sits low and reflective, while SZA’s verse drips in attitude and ease: “I just chill and rap to the beat / let them other bitches chase the meat.”
It’s a love letter to youth, friendship, and the kind of memories that never fade, even when the ride’s long over.
Isaiah Falls & Joyce Wrice: Butterflies
Butterflies feels like an intoxicating and dangerously smooth duet reminiscent of the 90s R&B.
Off Isaiah Falls’ surprise EP Lucky You (out now via LVRS ONLY and Roc Nation), this duet with Joyce Wrice sits somewhere between romance and reflection.
Their voices merge over warm production, capturing that electric rush of new love with a mature, grounded edge. It’s R&B for grown folks who still believe in butterflies.
Eric Bellinger: Rush feat. Projexx & Kheilstone
Eric Bellinger delivers pure island energy on Rush, linking up with Projexx and Kheilstone for a record that’s equal parts sensual and celebratory.
The beat pulses with dancehall bounce and coastal breeze, while Bellinger’s signature harmonies make it impossible to sit still. It’s the kind of track that belongs in every sunset setlist, smooth, rhythmic, and ready to turn any room into a rooftop.
D’Angelo: Really Love
When you speak of D’Angelo, you speak of lineage, a bridge from soul’s past to what’s possible in the future.
His passing this week marked the end of a physical presence but not of an influence. He didn’t just belong to the neo-soul movement; he helped define it. His influence ripples through every artist who’s ever blended vulnerability with groove.
Really Love, from his final album Black Messiah, remains his most intimate masterpiece: lush strings, Spanish whispers, and that tender falsetto confessing “I’m in really love with you.”
Written years before its release, the song became both a Grammy-winning triumph and a time capsule of devotion.
D’Angelo didn’t just make music; he redefined what soul could feel like. His sound, spirit, and truth will echo forever.
Check out The Gentlemen’s Soundtrack below.
